Title: A natural substance that helps you to slim down
(The passage was published in English Street on June 24.)
1.
B
Paragraph
1 describes the banana-eating diet. The regimen is to have uncooked
bananas for breakfast and then eat anything for lunch and dinner
except sweets. Thus, the answer is B.
2.
C
Paragraph
2 states that the banana regimen was designed by Sumiko Watanabe. It
was first designed for her husband, who had been overweight. Thus,
the pronoun ‘he’ refers to ‘Sumiko Watanabe’s
husband’.
3.
D
The
word ‘however’ in paragraph 5 indicates the difference
between resistant starch and other starches. Paragraph 5 mentions
that resistant starch ‘is not digested’ and therefore it
causes ‘insignificant changes in our blood-sugar levels’.
Thus, the answer is D.
4.
A
‘In
other words’ indicates that the word ‘grounds’ is a
synonym of ‘rationale’ in the same sentence. ‘Reason’
and ‘cause’ are also synonyms of ‘ground’ and
‘rationale’. Therefore, definition A best corresponds to
the meaning of ‘grounds’ in paragraph
3.
5.
A
The
word ‘slight’ in paragraph 4 is an adjective, describing
the noun ‘fluctuations’. Definition B is used to describe
people. Therefore, definition A is the closest in meaning to ‘slight’
in paragraph 4.
6.
C
The
first type of resistant starch in paragraph 7 is food with a ‘shell’.
Both grains and uncooked red beans have shells. Therefore, they
belong to the same group of resistant starch.
7.
C
‘To
satisfy the appetite’ is a hyponym of ‘needs’.
Therefore, definition C is the closest in meaning to ‘satisfy’
in paragraph
5.
8.
A
The
word ‘secrete’ is used together with the word ‘insulin’.
‘Insulin’ is a hyponym of ‘liquid’. ‘Secrete’
is a verb in the sentence. Therefore, definition A is the best
definition of the word ‘secrete’ in paragraph
12.
9.
B
In
the last paragraph it is stated, ‘the excess glucose makes its
way to the liver and muscles where it is stored as glycogen and
carried to fat cells’. In other words, the excess glucose is
stored as fat in our muscles. Thus, the answer is B.
10.
D
There
is no information about the writer’s opinions of the
banana-eating diet in the article. It only states factual information
about the difference between resistant starch and other starches to
explain the rationale of the diet regimen. Therefore, we do not know
about the writer’s views.